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Roadkill

RoadkillPhoto by Tim Morozzo

A powerful new production presented by Ankur Productions

'It is very hard to prove my name, it is very hard to prove my age, it is very hard to prove my story in a court of law, it is very hard to prove anything.’ Read more …

In Benin City, a young girl struggles to support her family. A world away, in a Glasgow tenement, ‘aunty’ Martha arranges a job and flight for her.

Journey with her on the bus that leads to a new life and discover the nightmare reality behind Martha’s promises.

Based on the experiences of young women trafficked to Scotland, Cora Bissett’s explosive production, combining direct, chilling performances with video, animation and music, thrusts you into the brutal, complex and hidden world behind the newspaper headlines on sex-trafficking.

Not a world away from you, but a world on your doorstep.

Meet at the Tron Box Office to be transported to the production’s off-site location.


The critical consensus

This is by no means a perfect production, but it is an almightily powerful one.

****(*)Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

Mercy Ojelade is heartbreaking in the central role.

****(*)Ian Shuttleworth, Financial Times

Startling and at times harrowing

*****The Herald

The overall impact is shattering.

Robert Dawson Scott, STV

It's a little rough around the edges and a touch too long but there's no faulting the passion of the piece.

****(*)Alice Jones, The Independent

Poignant as it is unbearable.

*****Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman

I cannot urge you strongly enough to go and see it.

Lauren Paxman, The Stage

Relentlessly bleak, necessary drama.

****(*)Kirstin Innes, The List

Will make its audience actively question Britain's approach to sex trafficking.

****(*)Michael Cox, Onstage Scotland

While its inherent nature and limited audience capacity mean it will never become a cultural phenomenon in the manner of "Black Watch", make no mistake, "Roadkill" is a piece of theatre of that level of quality.

View from the Stalls, 21/11/2010


Features about Roadkill

Home Truths Human Trafficking

Anna Millar, The List

Voodoo fear of sex slaves

Neil Cooper, The Herald

A minute of your time: Cora Bissett, Director/actor

Roger Cox, The Scotsman

Where and when?

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Saturday August 20, 2011, until Sunday August 28, 2011. Returns only.. More info: www.traverse.co.uk

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